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Councilor'sconflet, of interest proposais get AMOI approval The Association of Munici- palities of Ontario (AMO) has written some proposais to clarify conflict-of-interest, regulations says Whitby Mayor 'Jim Gartshore. >The proposais will be pre- sented to the Ontario govern- 'ment- in the near future. They were decided upon at their convention iast we which Gartshore atjtended. :lýhey., (the conven tion) re-wrote the> whoie act," Gartshore said. "Obviously there has to, sorne regu1ations,' " he ûi *addingrthàt '-soietifrns the situation is "getting a littie far out." *If a councillor.bas a daug h- ter in the, YMCA's summer progrmsand a ,proposai1 cornes up togive the 'Y 'a grant, then that councilior may have to say that he's -in conflict-of-interest because he mnay (but probably would not) have bis daughter, bene- fitfrom the grant. The grant, wouid be of, benefit 0 f al children and in this, light there is no practical conifl ict- fo-nterest, Gart.shore said. Gartshore gave an>, other example. There is acmn- nity on Lake Huron .1 whose council members either work for or have business with Ontario Hydro in sôime way. Every time something cornes before that council dealing with Ontario Hydro, the majority of members must declare, technîcally, a -conflict-of-iterest because the decision may affect their personal business. Under the new: proposais, where a majority ' f the members of town council may be found to have a technical conflict-of-interest, they may go toa judge and get -a ruling -on whether or not they havea true confiict, Gartshore said. Gartshore'-said that there are many justifiable pieces of municipal legisiation that do give councillors probiems -because members of, the public. or press.- Gartshore sÈaid that there are niany justifiable- pieces of municipal legisiation that do give counilors problems because-.. members of the public or press may construe thérm to have a conflict-or- interest.. Yet the councillors may have no practical but only a tedrincal conflict he said. The present regulationsý are "really tight" Gartshore. said - and altbougb bý e believes them necessary he said he would like: to see themn clarified s0 that every- one knows wbere they stand. Gartshore said the AMO convention " went over the whole act" and will present to the'Ontario government. "I wîould certainly hope they Would pay attention to it, " referring to the recorn- mendations, Gartshore said. Fu'ture "seéam en Capt. Jim Van Der Ende, -the comman'ding ofce f the Whitby Sea Cadet Corps sits in the ,captain',s chairon the bridge of H.M.C.S. Saguenay, surroundedby members 'of th corps. The young seamen had a tour of naval destroyer when she docked at Oshawa Harbor for a two day open house in honor of Bobby Orr Day. Theship, originally commissioned in 1956, was shown to the cadets in a private guided tour in which they saw aimost every department in the s *hip, including the bridge, engine rooni, operationsroom, radio rooni, the gaily, and even the sleeping quarters of -their guide, Able Se-aman Richard Cottingham (in the rear with the beard.) Free Press Photo by Mike Knell Whtb own $ diiniiassessment Whitby may be down as much as $3.8 million in assessment for the. first seven . months of this year, compared to 1978 says Regi-, onal Councillor Bob Attersley. Attersley said, that according to 'the monthly reportthat is pubiished by town staff, buiding permits for residenitial ý units- in --Whitby have dropped froni 500 in the first seven months Up t juge if juvenile pays- for stolen bicycle -Mom unhappy' By MICHAEL KNELL Free Press Staff Olive' Cr awford's sesrch for justice for her daugliter may'not be going as well as she hoped. In last week's edition of the F'ree Press, we gave an account of ber frustrations at getting compensation for her daughter's stolen bicycle. Early in July, Crawford's daughter's bicycle ' was stolen from the back yard of their home. The. alledged thief was later apprelheded and found to, be a juvénile. The juvenile, in question, according to Cr-awford, admltted to police that he stoje the bicycle and that it was used to commltt other ,crimes. Ùipon the bicycle's return, the damage to, it was such that it would cost- more to repair than it's original pur- clisse price. The bicycle was returned, two weeks after it's theft wbich occured only one montb after purchase. It was valued at about $140. Crawford, by now, in her own .words, "indignant" went about trying to find out she could get compensation for ber daugbter.. The juvenile accused of the theft may be bound to make that compensation as a part of his probation or other sentence u nder, Canadian law. The key word here, Is demand compensation," Crawford ssid. "It's strictly up, to the judge wbether or not lie pays restitution."~ "'I. don't like this,"1 she said. Crawford said that she made been in contact with the youth bureau detective prosecuting the case, and received his assurances that a request for compensation will be made. But, she said, it is strictly up to the judge. Crawford does have -ano- ther course of action if the juvenile court judge does flot make the order for compen- sation. She said' that she will go to small é aims court and try to take civil action. The only problemn, she said,.is that she may neyer learn the accu- sed's name -because he is a juvenile.,, Crawford said that the suit will cost ber $36 in court costs and $310- to litre a lawyer. .The use 0f lawyers is not common -in small dcaims court but becausea juvenile is -involved Crawford ssid she bas-no other course of action., '<0Ã"f course, l'm going to sue for'daniages and court costs," she said. That would make the whole affair worth' a total 0f $48. Crawford said that she hopes this works because ber daughterworkedallsu mmer to buy that bicyclerand dme not see wliy she should of 1978 to 295 for -thé same time this year. However, there is sonie good news, he said. Assess-. ment for industrial and com-. mercial properties is up by $2.6 million.- "'There's a down trend in residential housingý," Attersley said'. Attersley pointed out that the units presently for sale ma y not seil because of the recent increase in the- inte- rest rate oôn nortgages. "gWill it get worse?" he asked. "lWe had good assessment growth last year," be said wanting to know why it was not as good this year. "1Where are we going" with residential bousing? he asked. -Attersley said tAhat 'the 'market, 'foir- bousing 'in Whitby may no longer -exist. "The market'-is'disappear- ing," he said. "My question's why?" residential units. The land is questi 'on is serviced under the Officiai Plan'and the- town has put this in without getting, back any assessment on the- bouse Attersley said. COUN. BOB ATTERSLEY The Official Plan tells how the land is to be used, and spifies such, tbings as. how mucli parking, how many building' and their 'square footage and wliether orflnot it is low, mnixed or higli density population.. (Houses, town- houses, apartment buildings etc.) Attersley said that he is going te bring the matter Up before council for them "te. have a look at." 17